I think the short answer is that they the company fired them becuase they thought it would send a strong message. They wanted to send a message to thier clients and employees that "The company doesn't like this stuff. And will firmly punish those who do.".
Is this the proper or effective way to send that message? I am not sure. But from parents to governments to corparations, an extreame reaction is often the way used to set an example and curb it from happening again.
And one of the reasons for this is due to the fact that the data is constantly be reviewed by our peers. That way, things get corrected and (ideally) gets better and better as more people use it.
On the font tab, click the checkbox for "All Caps"
Now, click on the checkbox "Small Caps"
Did you notice what happened? The "All Caps" checkbox disappeared! Why? Because "All Caps" and "Small Caps" are mutually exclusive! That means you should have them as radio buttons, not checkboxes! Checkboxes are for when you can have multiple options at once!
That is poor UI design! Very inconsistant with the rest of the world.
You set up shop anywhere other then the US, and then make your calls. Lots of telemarketing can be done without having to obey the National Do Not Call List.
Too many people making software, and either not putting _any_ license on it, or they just pick one semi-randomly.
The key would be to make it understandable by non-laywer type people. Then it would start being used more. Also, when it comes out, there should be compairisons, not only to the previous version, but to other popular ones out there. That way a person fully knows what options are out there.
1) I agree with what has been said a few times: using blacklists sounds nice, but really doesn't work well. Spammers and Scammers can create new sites faster then we can blacklist old ones.
2) I still think FireFox is the way to go. Much more attention to security and features. Easier to use and less bloat.
3) This is more of a question: Does anyone have any statistics of what browsers and versions of browsers are most being used? I mean, I'd love to see that broken down by country and by versions.
I think it would perk up a lot of ears if this happened.
Like RedHat, though, a lot of it would come down to support. If Sun offered an inexpensive support package to compliment it, then that would get more people downloading it.
This move is more important to the people who own stock in the company. It will probably make people money with out even producing a computer!
In recent months I haven't had any good experience with either brand of computer. I think HP should stick with printing because they do that very well. And Compaq needs to improve quality or else it might be facing financial difficulties.
I don't even own a machine that can use Roxio's product, but I'm buying a copy just to support their use of freedb.org.
Yeah, we really need to support Roxio and freedb.org on this one. I have never used a Roxio product, so I can't speak directly about them(but I have heard only good things from other people). I have been using freedb.org since I heard about it. The site is really great, and very open. This information should stay free to everyone.
On my first read, I thought this person was crazy. But after a second or two passed I realized that they are right.
I work for a marketing company, and we have been bitten several times because of offline security issues. Bringing information online adds another layer to the security issue.
The absolute first thing to do is to alert the company. Make sure they are aware of their negligence. If they won't do anything about it, you need to go a step above them. Either notifying authorities of the breach or of the clients themselves.
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You bring up some very good points.
I think the short answer is that they the company fired them becuase they thought it would send a strong message. They wanted to send a message to thier clients and employees that "The company doesn't like this stuff. And will firmly punish those who do.".
Is this the proper or effective way to send that message? I am not sure. But from parents to governments to corparations, an extreame reaction is often the way used to set an example and curb it from happening again.
*sigh*
Sadly, there less and less of us who get that reference....
(Good Parody!)
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Great windows utility that will change MP3 ID tags and rename the files. Can be used on one file, or on all the files in a directory!
I have to agree 110%!
And one of the reasons for this is due to the fact that the data is constantly be reviewed by our peers. That way, things get corrected and (ideally) gets better and better as more people use it.
- Go to MS Word(just about any version)
- choose Format->Font menu
- On the font tab, click the checkbox for "All Caps"
- Now, click on the checkbox "Small Caps"
Did you notice what happened? The "All Caps" checkbox disappeared! Why? Because "All Caps" and "Small Caps" are mutually exclusive! That means you should have them as radio buttons, not checkboxes! Checkboxes are for when you can have multiple options at once!That is poor UI design! Very inconsistant with the rest of the world.
I agree that art, like fashion, is in the eye of the beholder. What you see as artful or beautiful is that to you.
I also would liken this to found art. The computer creates it. We find/see it. Then when we like it, we show it to others to see and enjoy.
Is this a big loophole?
I mean if companies are outsourcing anyway....
You set up shop anywhere other then the US, and then make your calls. Lots of telemarketing can be done without having to obey the National Do Not Call List.
That's scary!
Too many people making software, and either not putting _any_ license on it, or they just pick one semi-randomly.
The key would be to make it understandable by non-laywer type people. Then it would start being used more. Also, when it comes out, there should be compairisons, not only to the previous version, but to other popular ones out there. That way a person fully knows what options are out there.
1) I agree with what has been said a few times: using blacklists sounds nice, but really doesn't work well. Spammers and Scammers can create new sites faster then we can blacklist old ones.
2) I still think FireFox is the way to go. Much more attention to security and features. Easier to use and less bloat.
3) This is more of a question: Does anyone have any statistics of what browsers and versions of browsers are most being used? I mean, I'd love to see that broken down by country and by versions.
I think it would perk up a lot of ears if this happened.
Like RedHat, though, a lot of it would come down to support. If Sun offered an inexpensive support package to compliment it, then that would get more people downloading it.
As others have alluded to, this should be fairly simple:
1) On the box of the new software it says something to the effect of "You must agree to the EULA presented before using this product"
2) CompUSA makes it known that you can't return open software.
Once she opens the software she knows that she can't return it, even if she doesn't like the EULA
Is this fair or not? That is a whole other topic....
I couldn't have said it better!
This move is more important to the people who own stock in the company. It will probably make people money with out even producing a computer!
In recent months I haven't had any good experience with either brand of computer. I think HP should stick with printing because they do that very well. And Compaq needs to improve quality or else it might be facing financial difficulties.
I don't even own a machine that can use Roxio's product, but I'm buying a copy just to support their use of freedb.org.
Yeah, we really need to support Roxio and freedb.org on this one. I have never used a Roxio product, so I can't speak directly about them(but I have heard only good things from other people). I have been using freedb.org since I heard about it. The site is really great, and very open. This information should stay free to everyone.
On my first read, I thought this person was crazy. But after a second or two passed I realized that they are right.
I work for a marketing company, and we have been bitten several times because of offline security issues. Bringing information online adds another layer to the security issue.
The absolute first thing to do is to alert the company. Make sure they are aware of their negligence. If they won't do anything about it, you need to go a step above them. Either notifying authorities of the breach or of the clients themselves.
I totally agree with you. When I read the question of what tattoo to get, this was what came into my mind.
;)
It looks cool, it's somewhat recognized....plus it has the bonus of being the only formula I can explain what it's used for and how to solve it
Ahh..... Math and a Beatles quote... How sweet!
This has been done before! This is does the same thing as when a site is slashdotted